TY - BOOK AU - Mizruchi,Mark S. TI - The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite SN - 9780674075368 AV - HD2785 U1 - 322/.30973 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - Corporations-Political aspects-United States-History KW - Chief executive officers-United States-History KW - Business and politics-United States-History KW - Social responsibility of business-United States-History KW - United States-Social policy KW - United States-Economic policy KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Rise of the American Corporate Elite -- 3. The State and the Economy -- 4. Labor as Uneasy Partner -- 5. The Banks as Mediators -- 6. The Breakdown of the Postwar Consensus -- 7. Winning the War but Losing the Battle: The Fragmentation of the American Corporate Elite -- 8. The Aftermath -- 9. The Ineffectual Elite -- Notes -- References -- Index N2 - Critics warn that corporate leaders have too much influence over American politics. Mark Mizruchi worries they exert too little. American CEOs have abrogated their civic responsibilities in helping the government address national challenges, with grave consequences for society. A sobering assessment of the dissolution of America's business class UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3301296 ER -